A rescue worker carries the dead body of a woman out of the crumbled remains of a building. Nearby is a copy of the 'Building Code'. Context - there are questions being asked about whether some of the buildings that collapsed too readily in the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 had been subject to stringent enough building code regulations. The Department of Building and Housing said the vertical shaking in the central business district was both extreme and unusual and early indications suggest it was much more violent than designed for in the building code standards which are based on the kind of shaking expected to happen every 500 years.
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USAR codes on a building on Kilmore Street.
USAR codes spraypainted on Tai Poutini Polytechnic's MAINZ building.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
The historic Te Koraha building at Rangi Ruru Girls' School under going significant restoration to bring it up to the new building code.
A photograph of a USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Cambridge Terrace.
A photograph of a USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Cambridge Terrace.
A photograph of a USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Cambridge Terrace.
A photograph of a USAR code spray-painted on the side of a building.
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team in front of a earthquake-damaged building next to Calendar Girls on Hereford Street. The outer wall of the second storey of the building has collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. USAR codes have been spray-painted on a window and a column of the building. Codes have also been spray-painted on the front of Calendar Girls.
USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence of a building on Gloucester Street.
Pink USAR codes can be seen at the bottom of this building on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of cracks in the Canterbury Trade Union Centre building on Armagh Street. Below, USAR codes have been spray painted on the building.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the door of a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Tuam Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on walls.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the window of a building in the central city.
Detail of spray painted codes left after a building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
The Lawrie & Wilson Auctioneers Building on Tuam Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the front window.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the side of a building in the Christchurch central city.
USAR codes and a yellow sticker can be seen on the doors of a damaged building. The yellow sticker was part of a building assessment system used following the February earthquake and indicates that this building has limited access and needs further evaluation.
Damage to the Caxton Press building (left) and the adjoining building. In front is a pile of bricks, cordonned off with tape and road cones to keep the public away. Spray-painted codes show that the buildings have been checked by USAR.
Boarded up windows and USAR codes on the Gloucester Arcade building. Shattered glass can be seen on the footpath.
